Barbara Roseman

@broseman

Semi-retired, book lover, co-parent (she’s going to college?), and dog aficionado.

346 Folgt663 Follower3.106 Posts

Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir broseman.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

@democrats.org You should be buying daily ad time for the @250to250.bsky.social videos by @hcrichardson.bsky.social Put them on every broadcast station in prime time and all the streaming services. Yes, it’s a big block of ad time, but you get to underwrite and promote an amazing series.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Jul 11

I’ve been clearing some tall grass from a rocky area where the prior owner took down a tree an hidden in the grass I found a raging battle of mint vs. oregano. I thought the whole thing was weeds until now. 🌱

A corner of a yard with wooden fence behind and chain link in front. There are some mounded rocks covered by a thin layer of dirt, tall grass going to seed, and a mix of spearmint and oregano plants trying to see which can overwhelm the other.

This happened because I used to dump out potted plants when they were done. Clearly not as “done” as I thought.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Jun 26

Maggie dog has two couch modes: expanding and contracting. #dogsofbluesky

A white and red husky mix asleep, spread out to almost her full length and taking up most of the couch. There's a teal sheet covering the couch, with several pillows in shades of brown surrounding the dog.

Husky mix dog, white and gold, curled up with her legs under her and her tail covering them. She is as small as she can make herself. There is a teal sheet on the couch under her, with a pink food bowl to her right, and a tan pillow to her left near her head. The bowl belongs to her sister Tiramisu who is a 10lb chihuahua mix.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Jun 22

The sun is still hitting the trees in our neighborhood 20:30 June 21, Olympia WA. I love this time of year.

View of backyard, pool in the foreground, fence, shop wall painted blue, neighbor’s roof, and then group of tall evergreens half in shadow, half lit by setting sun.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Jun 5

The first fruit set this year. Given how cool our nights have been, I’m pretty impressed there’s a tomato there at all. 🌱

Barbara Roseman@broseman· May 10

After a third massive weeding session all the giant growth of weeds are out. I’ll have to do it again in a week or so to get some I missed. For now, this was enough. 🌱

Span of lawn next to pebbled concrete walkway with weeds pulled all along the pathway. I would say I got 90% of all the weeds.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· May 4

More pruning activity. I know it’s the wrong season, and I know I probably took off more than I should, but this poor Japanese Maple hasn’t been pruned properly since we bought the house 12 years ago and I couldn’t stand it any longer. 🌱

Overgrown Japanese Maple looking something like Cousin It from the Addams Family

Japanese Maple after pruning to open up the bottom to air. I still have to get underneath and trim back dead and overlapping branches but I can’t work squatting or standing due to knee trouble. Also, have to figure out how to prune the top area I can’t reach.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· May 3

When we bought those in 2014 my mother moved in with us and started planting things. Her favorites were lilacs and various bulbs. I’ve tried to keep up the tradition since she passed in 2018. We call it Gladys garden. No gladiolus and only a couple of iris so far this year. 🌱

A few of the tulips emerging from the dreaded vinca. I would get rid of the vinca except that is impossible.

This bleeding heart blooms each year though we almost lost it to a March snow one year. It’s very hearty.

The bluebells are my niece’s contribution to the garden. They become more profuse every year.

This lilac barely bloomed until i dedicated time and effort to keep other plants from crowding it out. This is the most prolific bloom to date.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· May 3

Doing some weeding in a stretch of grass that has t been weeded in over 3 years. It’s brutal and there will be little left but dirt in the end in some areas. However, I’m going to throw down some mint and clover seeds and encourage them. If we end up mowing mint all summer that is not a bad thing. 🌱

Two piles of weeds from a stretch of 6x30 foot grass that is overgrown with weeds. I’ve done about 1/4 of the total so far. Some creeping buttercup has started growing and I’m considering leaving it if the dogs will leave it alone.

The rest of the overgrown weeds still to be removed. There is a strip at the far end where mint is invading from the mint bed and I am just fine with that.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Apr 26

My mischievous chi/poodle/dachshund mix has twice now dug up the carrot and pea seeds I’ve planted despite my trying to make the raised beds inaccessible. I may strangle her if she does it again. (I will do no such thing, I just have to vent.) She’s too cute for her own good.

Small black and white dog standing on a blue armchair with a football game on the tv in the background. The dog is a chihuahua/toy poodle/dachshund mix with poodle like hair on her back half and a dachshund’s elongated back. She is full grown at 10 lbs.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Apr 13

@darthbluesky.bsky.social I thought you might enjoy this, I have a heather plant in my backyard and when I went out there the other day I found it flattened, branches broken and askew, and generally looking poorly. How on earth? Mystery solved: my husky mix is using it as a bed to escape her sister

Large purple heather plant against a backdrop of a larger green bush, rocks to the left, a blue shed wall to the right. The top of the heather plant has been flattened as if a heavy weight fell on it from above.

A slightly burred photo taken through a window and screen showing a large white dog, Maggie, sitting in the middle of a large purple heather bush while her sister Tiramisu, tiny black and white chihuahua mix looks on from a concrete step. A green flowering bush is behind Maggie, and a corner of a blue shed is behind Tira. There is the top of a chain link fence in the foreground. Maggie looks quit satisfied Tira cannot reach her in her new perch.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Mar 24

If you haven’t seen the suit Afroman wore to his trial being sued for defamation ( which he righteously won) pleas check it out.

Photo of Afroman, a black American male looking dapper in a suit made of stitched together American flags and sporting a natural Afro hairstyle.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Mar 24

#internationalpuppyday Maggie we got at an approximate 1yo, Tira we got as a 4 mo old.

Goofy looking husky/golden/border collie mix Maggie on a sofa with a crosshatched blanket behind her.

Tiramisu, a 4 month old chihuahua/dachsund/toy poodle mix, mostly white with a black face in the arms off a mixed race girl wearing light blue with locks of dark brown hair to her waist.

4 month old chihuahua mix, mostly white with black face sitting with mostly white husky/golden mix. Tira the chi is 4 months, Maggie is about 18 months.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Mar 23

I gave my husky mix a shower a few days ago because she rolled in fresh poop when she was out with the dog walker. Three days later I am still finding fur in the shower drain grate. #UglyDogs

Maggie, a white-hued husky/golden mix posing proudly on a moss covered log in the forest. Big smile as she awaits a treat and a “good girl” for achieving this marvelous feat (that she will repeat a dozen times on our walk).

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Mar 13

Maggie dog and her best friend Eddie in the snow at Squaxin Park. #Uglydogs

A white husky mix and black Aussie mix on a snow topped log with snow falling around them. They both have big smiles and wagging tails.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Mar 9

My dogs did that one year. The voles and pocket gophers had mostly left our yard alone in the years prior, but that year they started colonizing the front yard.

Path of pocket gopher tunnel exposed by dogs digging in green grass. They did not catch it.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Feb 22

A day early is so much better than a day late. We’ve been in both situations and learned from the first that was almost literally just a day too long. Our 2nd, Martha, got to spend a day outside in April sunshine while we waited for the vet and she was so relaxed.

Elderly black and tan chow mix resting on green grass next to a purple blanket in dappled sunlight. This was Martha’s last day and we treasure how happy she was to share her time with us that afternoon.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Feb 16

Maggie has been licking two hot spots on her elbows, so in addition to the medicine we apply, I bought her a pair of sleeves to cover them up. She has been so cooperative about putting them on and wearing them. And she looks quite handsome as well.

White and gold husky mix dog sitting on a tile floor wearing an orange harness under a special wrap that covers her legs to prevent licking hotspots on her elbows. She is smiling because she gets loads of treats when she lets me put it on her.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Jan 3

As I fear for my sanity today reading the latest Venezuela news, I bring you this pic of Maggie from last night when she was intent on showing that her tail was as long as her body. #uglydogs

White and gold husky mix lying on a teal sofa with her tail tucked against her body proving that it is as long as her whole body. Maggie is half tail (by length, not weight).

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Dec 25

We had good luck with a harness that had a ring at the front, not using the one on the back. Maggie was much less intent on pulling, and when she did it didn’t have the same intensity. Maggie is half husky and part border collie, so her squirrel and rabbit instincts are unquenchable.

Black Australian shepherd, Eddie, and white and gold husky mix, Maggie out for a walk in the neighborhood. Maggie is sporting her Blue-9 no pull harness in safety orange.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Dec 22

Maggie and Tiramisu wish Milo a Happy Hanukkah and solstice as well as Christmas week.

Small black and white chihuahua mix and a husky mix sharing a bed while they play dreidel for treats.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Dec 8

Here are Tira and Maggie having a rest after digging a hole in the front yard.

Small black and white dog drapes herself across large dog’s back as they both look at the fairly deep hole they’ve dug in the yard. The grass is all brown so it’s hard to tell it’s actually a very rich grass lawn they are destroying.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Nov 4

Here’s where to vote today if you live in WA (USPS says they can’t guarantee 8pm postmark):

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Oct 27

Our 1/2 husky has a head smaller than her neck. There is no collar that will permanently stay on. The last time she and her partner went walkabout we found the collar on the ground. Now we have an extra gate on the walkway so it’s harder to accidentally leave the gate open. Oh, and they dig, too.

White husky/golden mix lies on white/gold tile with a black-faced chihuahua/poodle/dachshund mix sitting between her front legs. They are both staring straight into camera.

Husky/golden mix lies on dried out lawn with her chihuahua mix sister lying across her back. They are both looking at the hole they’ve dug in the lawn.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Oct 27

So that can be what gets worked on this week if you have time.

Blood covered walls with “Caption this with the 2nd to last text you sent.”

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Oct 15

Looking for inspired signs for No Kings Day (2)

Picture of protesters in Portland, mostly white people, with a white woman holding a sign that reads "Portland isn't a WAR ZONE It's a bookstore w/a city around it"

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Sep 16

This has not been a fantastic year for my garden. The PNW has been drier than usual, we are going into the fall with a 6” deficit in water. I didn’t water my garden enough in the early weeks, so everything was just scrawny. But it’s ending better than it started. 🌱

I had to replant most of my herbs because the bed they were in was falling apart. This is lovage, thyme, oregano, tarragon, and marjoram.

My green beans have been excellent after I trimmed them back a bit. This shows them about 6 ft tall (the bed is about 2ft) and still full of flowers and growing beans. I’ve started some fall carrots in this bed also, and hoping my bush peas will have a fall crop.

This bed has basil in front, Sungold and black cherry growing on the lattice, and a bloody butcher tomato in the center. There are also green beans running up the left hand side and gradually encroaching on the cherry tomatoes. I think this bed did the best of all of them.

This shows my main tomato bed. Left is a black krim, center is a bloody butcher, right is a carbon. In front of the tomatoes are two rows of carrots, and behind them I had vining snap peas, which have now been replaced with some bush peas for the fall. These tomatoes really suffered and almost all the fruit had cracks from the uneven watering. The fruit on there now is all doing much better.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Sep 11

Here are the suspect photos being shared by the FBI Salt Lake Office. I wanted to reproduce them here to not drive traffic to x. The photographs of the person of interest, show a man wearing a baseball cap, dark sunglasses and a black long-sleeve shirt with an image on it.

The photographs of the person of interest, released by the F.B.I., show a man wearing a baseball cap, dark sunglasses and a black long-sleeve shirt with an image on it. In one of the photographs, he appears to be walking up a stairwell.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Sep 11

Maggie and Tiramisu are standing by for scratches and hugs. Honestly, I didn’t pose them, they do this on their own.

White and gold husky mix lies on aqua colored bedding while her sister, a black-faced white-bodied chihuahua/toy poodle/dachshund mix straddles her back. Both are giving the camera a “why are you bothering us” look.

Barbara Roseman@broseman· Aug 26

🌱 Not my garden, but I wish it was. These are pictures of an around-the-corner neighbor’s front yard garden. I’m as green with envy as their garden is green with plants. I want a vegetable garden as lush as this one. This is only a 20x15 foot area at most.